Parasitism of Ascogregarina taiwanensis and Ascogregarina culicis (Apicomplexa: Lecudinidae) in larvae of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Manaus, Amazon region, Brazil

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 230-236

  Passos, Ricardo Augusto dos ^a   Tadei, Wanderli Pedro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Amazon region; Ascogregarina culicis; Ascogregarina taiwanensis; Coexistence of larvae; Parasitism; Species replacement; Tire traps

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TROPHOZOITE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; BRAZIL; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LARVA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TROPHOZOITES;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; APICOMPLEXA; ASCOGREGARINA; ASCOGREGARINA CULICIS; ASCOGREGARINA TAIWANENSIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; LECUDINIDAE;

EID: 39449096744     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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